One of the first linebackers to catch my attention at our Prep Redzone Dakotas Showcase this winter was Milbank 2028 Bennett Hunt Bennett Hunt 6'0" | 187 lbs | LB/RB Milbank | 2028 State SD . Bennett certainly has gotten more fluid with his movement since his last time at our showcase as the 5’11 nearly 190 pounder checked those boxes early with his testing numbers especially with his change of direction. He went 4.66 in the pro shuttle and had one of the top LBs times in the L-drill at 7.15. He showed off a high motor linebacker that got the point of attack with great urgency in his downhill movement. He was one that showed sound vision in and around the ball and has more strength than those measurables will show you. He will be a sure newcomer on our 2028 SD rankings for sure that also had well-versed sophomore tape this season.

Bennett was a new name I added to my 2028 South Dakota radar on Sunday that intrigued me in a handful of live reps I got to watch. The 5’10 linebacker out of Milbank, showed off as a LB prospect that I thought played bigger than his measurables might show, due to his contact he made at the point of attack, and possessed more instincts getting off his blocks smoother than you would expect from a 2028 target. The athletic traits are certainly brewing in the right direction, as Bennett also caught my attention in the pro agility matching the instinctive change of direction I ended up seeing later with a 4.56 pro agility time. No tape yet, but one that is intriguing out of Milbank from our live eval in Aberdeen.